The controversy over the ownership of Sabah, located on the northern tip of Borneo, stems from colonial-era agreements. In 1878, the sultan of Sulu, who owned Sabah, signed a "permanent lease ...

KOTA KINABALU: The Federal Government should no longer recognise or acknowledge the invalid Jan 22, 1878 ... Sulu claim to Sabah. "In that letter, three weeks after the Malaysia Agreement of ...